#54 The Weekly Meal Plan

Most of you more or less know how to make a plan. But it is like going for a walk. Something happens between our intention and us actually putting on our shoes and leaving the house. 
Motivation.
Meal planning is incredible. It is key  to so many health goals and habits. The benefits outweigh the cost of spending some time with our pen or tablet out preparing for our eating choices. 

The truth is, meal planning saves us in five key areas of our life: Our finances, our time, our pantry & refrigerator, our health, and our mental space. 

Meal Planning SAVES

• Saves money
  • Less eating out
    • It is so much easier to say no to driving through when you not only know what you are cooking for dinner but also have all the ingredients at home. 
  • Less spontaneous purchases
    • How many times have you grabbed a doughnut from the vendor at work because you made no plan for breakfast, or went to the grocery story to figure out dinner and ended up buying many things you never used or even over-ate. 
• Save Time
  • No deciding what to eat or cook
  • Less time making extra trips to stores for ingredients
  • Less time spent waiting for food to arrive or driving to get food
  • **Meal planning** Takes time, but it is nothing like the time we waste.
• Saves our refrigerator & pantry
  • You stop wasting so much food. 
  • You use what you buy.
  • You buy what you need
• Eat Healthier
  • You support your health goals
  • You plan and prepare for food choices
  • You stay committed because you actually have a plan
  • You made all your choices for the week at a time of low stress and low hunger. 
• Mental peace and space.  
  • You don’t have to decide what to eat when you are tired and stressed
  • You don’t have to continually plan and make choices about what you eat
  • You create a habit over time that you follow through with--no renegotiating 
  • You don’t beat yourself up for not following through with our health commitments
  • We can enjoy showing up for our family the way we want to. 
    • ***Note***Showing up can be simply planning so that your spouse and also shop and help prepare meals. 

There you have it, pick your favorite 2-3 reasons to start meal planning today 

Meal planning is another way to guard your mind and life against the temptations of the world, doing for your body and your family what you know will serve you best. Romans 12:2 says: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

And sign up for the webinar when I break down the simple steps to getting started and staying committed to meal planning so that you can support your family and your health.

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